Change a gem dependency in a module generated by Puppet Development Kit

If you need to update a gem version that’s a dependency in a PDK generated module, you can do that by updating the module’s sync.yml file.

Version and installation information

PE version: Any version
PDK version: 2.5

Solution

1. In the module’s directory, in .sync.yml, in the gemfile section, add or edit the following:

   Gemfile:
     Optional:
       ":<ENVIRONMENT NAME>":
       - gem: '<GEM NAME>'
         version:
           '= <VERSION NUMBER>'

   For example:

   Gemfile:
       optional:
         ":development":
         - gem: 'json'
               version:
                 '= 2.1.0'

2. To update the gemfile, still in the module’s directory, run pdk update

Learn more about making changes to .sync.yml